Tynemouth Energy Storage System (TESS) (25 MW)
Tynemouth Energy Storage System (TESS) is a 25 MW battery storage project in North Tyneside, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 25 May 2018; the record was last updated on 3 August 2018.
25 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
3 August 2018record last updated
North Tynesidecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Application submitted |
| 25 May 2018 | Operational |
| 20 December 2018 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 August 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Enel (formerly Element Power)
- Planning authority
- North Tyneside
- Planning application reference
- 16/01451/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Newcastle
- Council area (by location)
- North Tyneside
- REPD reference
- 6925
Who decides
| Applications | North Tyneside | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 14 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 11 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standby Embedded Stor Power Plant | battery storage | 20 | under construction | 2.8 |
| Backworth Lane, Backworth Solar Farm | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centre -Solar Panels | solar farm | 5.8 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centre | solar farm | 5.8 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Benton Lane, Quorum Business Park | solar farm | 8 | application submitted | 5.2 |
| Church Bank | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 5.6 |
| Port of Tyne | battery storage | 35 | operational | 6.2 |
| Aesica Pharmaceuticals | wind farm | 6 | refused | 8.2 |
| Low Horton | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (55.026, -1.5031).